Here’s the first batch of advanced postings for the December 2010 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com subscribers can link to the case below to read the complete headnotes and summary.
Rudy Hernandez v. W.C.A.B., Blue Star Ready Mix/Mobile Mixers, Inc., American Home Assurance Company, administered...

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has issued a decision in what can best be called a niche case involving professional sports specifically professional football. In McKinley v. Arizona Cardinals , the W.C.A.B. has issued an en banc decision specifically declining to exercise jurisdiction over...

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has issued a decision in what can best be called a niche case involving professional sports specifically professional football. In McKinley v. Arizona Cardinals , the W.C.A.B. has issued an en banc decision specifically declining to exercise jurisdiction over...

The 2nd District Court of Appeal has issued a ruling reversing a finding by the W.C.A.B. that a professional athlete who played 1 of 34 games in California in her final year of playing professional sports was eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. In Federal Insurance Co (Chubb) v W.C.A.B...